Sportsnet.ca http://sportsnet.ca/mma/ufc/feed/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:19:30 EDT en-US hourly 1 UFC Featured Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:18 EDT Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:14:35 EDT David Morassutti four_cols_meta sn-collection 17866461076681731 ‘I’m dangerous anywhere this fight takes place’: Malott confident ahead of Buckley fight 6360265 four_cols Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:36:48 EDT Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:36:48 EDT Sportsnet Video Mike Malott speaks with Gene Principe ahead of his fight against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, discussing what it means to compete in front of Canadian fans and why he believes he’s dangerous wherever the fight takes place.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article UFC Headlines Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:07:54 EDT Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:28:12 EDT Noah Love headlines_meta sn-collection Frank Franklin II/AP salkild Quillan Salkilld continues meteoric rise with win over Mateusz Gamrot 5747242 headlines Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:46:46 EDT Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:23:29 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Dana White UFC 332 heading to Salt Lake City 5747242 headlines Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:25:17 EDT Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:25:25 EDT Sportsnet Staff UFC 332 will take place Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City, the promotion announced on Saturday.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP Joshua Van Van vs. Pantoja announced as main event for UFC 331 5747242 headlines Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:34:22 EDT Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:34:29 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article WWE brock-lesnar ‘That’s it for me’: Brock Lesnar announces retirement from WWE 5747242 headlines Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:06:09 EDT Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:06:17 EDT Sportsnet Staff Brock Lesnar is stepping out of the ring for good.

]]> WWE sn-article Frank Franklin II/AP moicano Moicano vs. Ortega rematch among fights revealed for UFC 331 5747242 headlines Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:25:14 EDT Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:25:44 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP UFC-octagon-MMA-cage-generic Two fighters compete in a mixed martial arts bout during a UFC event Uros Medic rocks Daniel Rodriguez for win in native Serbia 5747242 headlines Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:40:20 EDT Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:40:27 EDT Sportsnet Staff The rising Serbian welterweight star won his fourth straight bout, taking down veteran Daniel Rodriguez via technical knockout in the first-ever UFC card hosted in Serbia.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article Gregory Payan/AP Yair Rodriguez Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva headlines Noche UFC 5747242 headlines Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:22:05 EDT Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:22:12 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Graham Hughes/CP UFC-gloves-generic A close up view of UFC gloves during a mixed martial arts bout UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento dies of apparent heart attack at 34 5747242 headlines Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:36:06 EDT Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:36:31 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article 17865532296681187 Robertson embracing chance to be Canada’s first women’s UFC champion full_width Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:51:10 EDT Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:51:10 EDT Sportsnet Video Sportsnet’s Diana Belbita sits down with Gillian Robertson ahead of her UFC 330 title bout vs. Mackenzie Dern, to discuss how she’s trained differently for her first five-rounder, and why she’s pumped for the chance to be Canada’s first female champ.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article Frank Franklin II/AP UFC-octagon-cage-generic A view of the Octagon and how the UFC sets ups its live events UFC returns to Los Angeles for UFC 331 in September feed_column Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:03:03 EDT Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:03:10 EDT Sportsnet Staff Los Angeles will once more play host to the UFC when the octagon sets up at Crypto.com Arena for UFC 331 on Sept. 19, it was announced Saturday.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17865551486681190 ‘A lot of threats’: Dern expects a challenge in UFC 330 title defence full_width Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:20:14 EDT Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:22:33 EDT Sportsnet Video UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern talks with Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter about her training for her title defence at UFC 330, what opponent Gillian Robertson brings, her striking, and what she envisions next if she retains the title.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article (Sam Hodde/AP) Jake Paul Reports: Jake Paul’s MVP to merge with PFL feed_column Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:47:48 EDT Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:03:24 EDT Sportsnet Staff According to a Wall Street Journal report and confirmed by others on Thursday, the companies will form under the MVP banner. PFL, aka Professional Fighters League, will be rebranded “MVP MMA.”

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17862456676679549 Salkilld secures first round submission over Gamrot in main event full_width Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:21:44 EDT Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:21:44 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Quillan Salkilld secures a first round submission via rear-naked choke over Mateusz Gamrot to win the main event.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article conor-mcgregor McGregor says he injured ACL, meniscus in loss to Holloway feed_column Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:44:16 EDT Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:44:34 EDT Sportsnet Staff MMA UFC sn-article Tyson Fury Tyson Fury beats Mariusz Wach in Thailand, awaits Anthony Joshua feed_column Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:20:41 EDT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:20:48 EDT Associated Press Tyson Fury got his tune-up fight out of the way. Now it’s Anthony Joshua’s turn.

]]> More Sports sn-article 17855073096674236 How upcoming Dern title clash can guide your UFC Fight Night winning wager full_width Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:19:03 EDT Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:19:03 EDT Sportsnet Video VSiN betting analyst Lou Finocchiaro joins VSiN By The Books and discusses how you can use the favourable odds in Mackenzie Dern’s title defence at UFC 330 to help you wager the main event at August 1’s UFC Fight Night.

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]]> UFC sn-article Alex Brandon/AP Alex-Pereira-reacts-after-losing-to-Ciryl-Gane-at-UFC-Freedom-250 Alex Pereira, left, fights Ciryl Gane during their interim heavyweight title bout at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Alex Pereira ‘dead set’ on November return at heavyweight feed_column Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:28:27 EDT Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:09:27 EDT Sportsnet Staff Alex Pereira isn’t interested in returning to light heavyweight.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17844228686667871 McMillen stops Montes in third round with brutal strikes for TKO victory full_width Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:04:38 EDT Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:04:38 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Tommy McMillen blasts an overwhelmed Alberto Montes with a variety of strikes in the third round before the fight is stopped, giving McMillen the impressive TKO victory in their featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article hernandez Anthony Hernandez, Gregory Rodrigues to headline UFC Sacramento feed_column Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:42:42 EDT Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:42:50 EDT Sportsnet Staff Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues are set to meet in a UFC Fight Night headliner later this summer.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article John Locher/AP holloway_max1280 Matchups to make after UFC 329: Holloway should look beyond McGregor feed_column Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:35:39 EDT Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:41:02 EDT Adam Martin Despite the disappointing ending to the card, UFC 329 was an action-packed affair. Now, however, it’s time to move on and look ahead to what might be next for all the participants. As Adam Martin writes, that means Max Holloway should look elsewhere from Conor McGregor for his next fight.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17844259886667893 Hooper returns to win column with submission finish over Ramirez full_width Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:55:00 EDT Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:55:00 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Chase Hooper makes Mitch Ramirez tap with a submission finish to earn a victory in the first round of their lightweight fight.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17838307886664509 McGregor suffers significant knee issue early in first round vs. Holloway feed_column Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:34:57 EDT Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:47:15 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Conor McGregor appears to deal with some serious lower body discomfort in the first round of his main event fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329; the fight would be stopped due to injury later in the round.

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]]> MMA UFC sn-article PFL MMA PFL-champion-cris-cyborg Cris Cyborg celebrates after winning the inaugural PFL women’s featherweight title Cris Cyborg to defend PFL title in final MMA fight vs. Ketlen Viera feed_column Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:45:24 EDT Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:32:06 EDT Sportsnet Staff Women’s MMA pioneer Cris Cyborg will return to the sport for one final fight when she defends her PFL featherweight title against 15-fight UFC veteran Ketlen Vieira.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article John Locher/AP UFC 329 Mixed Martial Arts McGregor’s early injury ends great UFC 329 card on sour note feed_column Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:24:16 EDT Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:06:36 EDT Adam Martin Heading into the main event of UFC 329, the card was absolutely awesome and among the best UFC events of 2026.

But that all changed with an early Connor McGregor injury, which was the worst-possible ending for such a big fight.

]]> MMA UFC sn-article 17838235956664423 Whittaker on how his ‘champion-calibre skillset’ led to defeat of Krylov full_width Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:36:08 EDT Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:49:53 EDT Sportsnet Video Robert Whittaker spoke with Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter about how his unique skillset led to the defeat of Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 329.

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